A Love Letter to Camp Mystic
On Monday evening, the death toll from the flooding in Central Texas rose past 100. A single place accounted for 27 of those deaths: Camp Mystic, a century-old Christian summer camp for girls.
Erin Paisan, who attended Camp Mystic, explains what the place meant to generations of girls.
Guest: Erin Paisan, who attended Camp Mystic
Background reading:
- Camp Mystic has been operated by generations of the same family since the 1930s.
- See how close the cabins were to the river at the camp.
- The mother of two rescued campers relayed their story.
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